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"Up" by el daverino via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr

1.2 MILLION people registered online for a chance for free tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial service at Staples Center. Problem is there are only 17,500 free tickets available.
Even if you dont plan on attending the memorial, you could still be affected by it with the road closures and delays expected around the area.
Have the budgets talks in Sac-Town gotten so bad that there is a possibility of a reality TV show? The Governator says that he would be OK with televising or webcasting the talks. Real World Sacramento???
LAStreetsBlog continues their series on alternative transportation friendly communities. This time up, the Fairfax District.
LAPD has issued an AMBER ALERT on a man who allegedly raped his ex, shot another woman in attempt to take her car, and fled with the woman's children and two of his own. Anyone with information is urged to call (213) 359-8720
Three young hikers were found unhurt after getting lost in the Angeles National Forest. After hiking for a few hours they became disoriented and ended up calling for help from their cell phones. An LA County Sheriff's found them some time later.
Despite bad times with the local economy, some local colleges and universities see a large number of people taking summer campus tours. The tours are not just made up of potential college students picking out college campuses but also parents dreaming of a college education for their young children .
Finally... City officials understand that there are a LOT of passionate MJ fans flocking to Encino to pay their respects with makeshift shrines and leaving gifts and flowers. But at some point, things have got to return to some sort of normalcy there!